@misc{10481/70611,
year = {2021},
month = {6},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/70611},
abstract = {The allergenic potency of the pollen emitted by urban vegetation is one of the effects that need the most attention
in the near future due to its high impact on the quality of air and the health of citizens. Many of the problems
derived from the allergenic behavior of urban flora have their origin in the lack of knowledge about the intrinsic
allergenic capacity to the most common species of urban forests, as well as the lack of consensus among the few
existing lists. This work aims to check and update the value of potential allergenic (VPA) of 150 frequent trees
and shrubs in Mediterranean cities.
Two of the most complete current lists and with the most realistic allergenicity assignments have been used to
build up the list. For each of the taxa included, a detailed evaluation of the attributes that participate in the
allergenic potential of the species has been carried out, and according to them, each species has been assigned an
allergenicity class. In the event of discord in the information from different sources, the most conservative criterion
has been applied. For the taxa in which the current class is significantly higher than the previously
assigned: Ailanthus altissima, Celtis australis, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Fraxinus excelsior, Gingo biloba,
Juglans regia or Liquidambar styraciflua among them, a more detailed specific section has been included. This
update of the VPA of 150 Mediterranean urban forests species become a useful tool for management and
planning of green areas, and also a risk mitigation measure for people affected by pollen allergen.},
publisher = {Elsevier},
keywords = {Allergen emission},
keywords = {Allergenic urban trees},
keywords = {Class of allergenicity},
keywords = {Ecosystem disservices},
keywords = {Value of potential allergenicity (VPA)},
title = {An updated proposal of the Potential Allergenicity of 150 ornamental Trees and shrubs in Mediterranean Cities},
doi = {10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127218},
author = {Cariñanos González, Paloma and Marinangeli, Francesca},
}